Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] through " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I looked through the viewer I had the feeling , momentarily , that it really was what I had dreamed about for so long , a sort of crystal ball in which I could call up everything I had ever known . |
| 2 | Sadly , my euphoria evaporated as I looked through the rest of the magazine . |
| 3 | I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes . |
| 4 | As I bit through the clingwrap on my sandwich , I gulped , and summoning indifference said , ‘ Oh why do you think that Brenda ? ’ |
| 5 | On Hazely Peat Moor Bill waited for me , grinning as I slogged through the heather in the heat . |
| 6 | It was a fine evening as I passed through Claggan village and on to Achintee , but rather warm for the job ahead . |
| 7 | ‘ So boo to you , ’ I said to the murderer as I went through the gate — and noticed for the first time that there were no bushes there , just a little hedge of lavender . |
| 8 | I suddenly felt cold and my stomach tightened up as I went through the kitchen , crunching over the bits and shards of broken glass , and towards the main part of the house . |
| 9 | As I went through the drab little hall , I wondered whether there was an overseas branch of the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist and , if so , whether it contained a man called Danzig . |
| 10 | Or another where the leader chanted , As I went through a chinese town I met a chinese lady . |
| 11 | mind you with cottage , I 've painted big cottage on the stage and , I only looked at it on me bike as I went through Salver |
| 12 | They caught me as I came through the lounge door . |
| 13 | Come on now , we 're going to be late , the others are all in there , I could hear the revelry as I came through the hall . " |
| 14 | I know plenty of good places to take a thirst and was reviewing the list mentally as I rolled through the great iron gates . |
| 15 | It occurred to me that as I had met nobody as I walked through the gate and went upstairs , there was no need to encounter anyone now , going down , and I moved my chair from the window . |
| 16 | The night sky was still fairly light as I walked through the village , passing close to No. 6 Commando positions . |
| 17 | As I walked through the rubble in the direction of the road leading back to Amfreville and Brigade H.Q I passed a few slit trenches manned by No. 4 Commando . |
| 18 | In my child 's brain he crashed at my feet as I walked through a strange city . |
| 19 | Memories of that earlier quake lay on the floor as I walked through the house . |
| 20 | He looked at me as I walked through the door and looked to the Gendarme as if to say , Is this him ? |
| 21 | You can feel the same oppressive sense of place at Culloden , where great numbers of Scots were massacred , and I felt a similar sense of sadness and grief as I walked through Glencoe where the Macdonalds were treacherously murdered by the Campbells . |
| 22 | I could hear the shotgun barking as I walked through the dim , dripping woods from the house , staying off the muddy path as much as possible and walking on the flattened , exhausted-looking grass at its side to keep my shoes from clogging up . |
| 23 | As I walked through the waves , I pulled the enemy 's warships behind me . |
| 24 | As I walked through the chapel to my pew , a strange thick darkness came upon me , and encompassed my soul . |
| 25 | As I walked through the drizzle I imagined showing up at Bob 's CND group and saying , ‘ Do n't worry . |
| 26 | In fact , that was only done as I walked through the door . |
| 27 | ‘ At Everton I felt at home as soon as I walked through the door , ’ says the affable Mimms . |
| 28 | THERE were a few looks of mock horror as I walked through the door . |
| 29 | I was glad of my stout walking boots as I squelched through bossy bits . |
| 30 | As I rummaged through the chest , gathering up as much as I could carry without dropping any , I found knitted scarves , blankets , gloves , socks and all sorts of garments of varying sizes . |